Alex Stubenbort, Dan Koch, & Zachary Leonard

Innovation Labs (11:00am – 12:30pm)

Innovation Lab is a 90 min block during which six dynamic sessions on cutting edge technology for classrooms will be delivered by experienced and accomplished speakers. Participants will have the chance to rotate in increments of 30 minutes and attend three of the six sessions.

Workshops (1:30pm- 3:30pm)

Participants will have the opportunity to attend one of the three 2-hour long workshops.

Lunch (on your own), 12:30am – 1:30pm

Pre-Conference Innovation Lab

Innovation Lab (11:00am – 12:30pm)

Brandon HazzardIn this 30 minute session, participants will be introduced to Swift Playgrounds, how to implement this into your classroom, and develop their own coding skills. Learn to Code with Swift Playgrounds

Amber McCormick In this warp-speed session, you will get a hands-on opportunity to dive a little deeper into the Bloxels platform and understand how effective story telling elements and game design can enhance the writing process. Examples of classroom application and examples will be shared, but come ready to get your game on! This is your chance to build your very own video game! Bloxels Game Jam: Storytelling through Video Games

Nikolaos Chatzopoulos Imagine having a teacher assistant that can answer all of the mundane questions, suggest writing prompts, compute math calculations, assist in classroom management, and much more. Come learn what vitrual assistants can do for you and your classroom! Are you Smarter that a 5th Grader Called Alexa? Smart Assistants in the classroom

Zachary Leonard – Dan KochUsing Apple’s “Keynote” app, you’ll learn how to create much more than presentations. #MagicMoveChallenge is a weekly challenge for educators and students to use Keynote to create animations from shapes, drawings, and slides using the “Magic Move” transition. This deceivingly simple tool can create extremely advanced looking animations and captivate audiences when you’re giving presentations–you can even export your creations as videos to share! #MagicMoveChallenge

Alex Stubenbort – Dan KochFind out how students and teachers alike can use Apple’s “Clips” app to easily create stunning videos to show what they know! Clips is great for easily adding text overlays, graphics, and will pull your audience in with built-in audio ducking and sound. No prior video editing experience required–you’ll just need an iPhone or iPad.Clipping Awesome

Pre-Conference Workshops

Workshops (1:30pm- 3:30pm)

Jessie BoyceDid you know that Office 365 is a one stop solution for educators and students to manage learning and increase productivity? Join our Microsoft Expert Educators to learn how Office 365’s tools for organizing, presenting, and collaborating can help everyone achieve more!
Microsoft Office 365: The What, Why and How of the free tools

Brandon HazzardIn this 2 hour lab, we will explore many activities that participants can take back to their schools for integration into their curriculum no matter the subject area. Session participants will float, drive, act, and code Spheros and have a great time doing it!
Take a Ride with Sphero

Ellen Weber This is a hands-on BYOD workshop where participants will learn how to use the free app TinyTap to create their own individualized interactive lessons, assessments, homework, games, and more for any grade level or content area. Participants are asked to bring an iOS or Android tablet in order to explore creating with multiple interactive features. Please download the TinyTap app and set up your free profile prior to the workshop. Your activities, once created, will be accessible across platforms from any device.
TinyTap 101: Tapping into Individualized Instruction.

Thursday, June 7th 2018

Registration, Badge Pick up (8:00am – 9:00am)

Opening Keynote (9:00am – 10:00am)

Monica Burns

Tasks Before Apps: Designing Learning Experiences to Lift the Voice of Every Student